This Google Reader Notifier is not an official Google build, but when it comes to looks and functionality, it may as well be. It matches the style of the Google Notifier for Macs, placing the Google Reader icon in your menu bar with an optional unread count. I've been waiting for something like this ever since I followed Gina in the switch from Bloglines to Google Reader, so today is a very good day.

Additionally, major kudos to this app for great Preference options, my favorite being the option to only display items that match a label/tag of your choice. Of course, having this option just makes me greedy, and now I wish I could use regular Google terms like AND, OR, and negation (-) to get really specific with my labels. That's what you get when an app adds a great option you wouldn't otherwise expect (I wish the Gmail Notifier would let me monitor new mail by label).